2026 DMD Agenda

Conference Welcome

Hubert Lim
DMD Conference Chair

Keynote Presentations

"Bench to Bedside to Boardroom: Bridging Science and Medicine for Patient Impact"
Ryan Egeland
Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President
Solventum

"3D+ at the Point of Care: Transforming Procedural Care in Colombia"
Carlos Guerrero-Chalela
Internist and Cardiologist
Children's Heart Foundation, LaCardio

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center in the Minnesota Room.

• Advancement in Clinical and Training Application of Cardiac Echo
• Advancements in Organ Transplantation
• Learn How to Include Computational Models in Your FDA Submission
• Wearable Medical Devices

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room.

Keynote Panelists

• Stephanie Board 
  Group Vice President R&D
  Boston Scientific
• Frank Cerra
  Former Sr. VP of Health Sciences
  Former Dean, Medical School
  University of Minnesota
• Dale Wahlstrom
  Act 3, LLC Life Science Consulting
  Former VP of Venture Programs, Medtronic
• Art Erdman (Moderator)
  Founding Chair, Design of Medical Devices Conference
  Founding Director, Earl E Bakken Medical Devices Center
  University of Minnesota

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room.

• Advancements in Preservation for Cell Therapies
• Cardiac Pulsed Field Ablation
• Neuro Medtech 1
• PDIC Breakthrough and Networking

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room, the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room and connect with poster presenters in Memorial Hall.

DMD Poster Session 1: Authors will be at their posters from 3:00-6:00 pm in Memorial Hall.

• Innovations in Aortic Stent Grafting
• Neuro Medtech 2
• PDIC Breakthrough and Networking
• The Future of Cryopreservation Panel

• Food + Networking is 5:00-7:30 pm (The Commons)
• Student Design Showcase is 5:30-7:30 pm (Memorial Hall)
• DMD Poster Session ends at 6:00 pm (Memorial Hall)
• NSF ATP-Bio Poster Session is 5:30-7:30 pm (Memorial Hall)

Keynote Presentation

Keynote Presentation

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room.

• Contributed Papers 1
• Life Saving Devices in a Changing Regulatory Landscape: PFAS, Fluoropolymers, and Patient Care
• Role of Emerging Technology in Improved Healthcare
• Technology Advancements in Cryopreservation

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room.

Keynote Presentation

"CDRH: Regulating and Fostering Medical Device Innovation"
Michelle Tarver, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room.

• Biopreservation Technologies Fireside Chat
• Contributed Papers 2
• Medical Device Design-Lifecycle Management and Sustainability
• Medtech Regulatory and Policy Panel

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room, the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room and connect with poster presenters in Memorial Hall.

DMD Poster Session 2: Authors will be at their posters from 3:00-6:00 pm in Memorial Hall.

• Innovation in Rural America/Central Minnesota
• Pediatric Cardiac Technologies
• The Great Medtech Pitch Competition

Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center

• Food + Networking 4:00-6:00 pm
• DMD Poster Session ends at 6:00 pm
• Awards Ceremony